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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 379-394 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Physical Therapy Reviews |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 3 Dec 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- psychosocial factors
- blue flags
- physiotherapists
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Physiotherapists' assessment and management of psychosocial factors (Yellow and Blue Flags) in individuals with back pain. / Gray, Heather; Howe, Tracey.
In: Physical Therapy Reviews, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2013, p. 379-394 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Physiotherapists' assessment and management of psychosocial factors (Yellow and Blue Flags) in individuals with back pain
AU - Gray, Heather
AU - Howe, Tracey
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Personal and work-related psychosocial factors play an important role in persisting symptoms and delaying return to work in individuals with back pain. Therefore, it is essential that physiotherapists have the motivation and skills to assess and manage psychosocial factors as part of back pain management. The aim of this study was to systematically review and summarize the literature on physiotherapists’ perceptions of and skills in assessing and managing psychosocial factors (Yellow and Blue Flags) in individuals with back pain.
AB - Personal and work-related psychosocial factors play an important role in persisting symptoms and delaying return to work in individuals with back pain. Therefore, it is essential that physiotherapists have the motivation and skills to assess and manage psychosocial factors as part of back pain management. The aim of this study was to systematically review and summarize the literature on physiotherapists’ perceptions of and skills in assessing and managing psychosocial factors (Yellow and Blue Flags) in individuals with back pain.
KW - psychosocial factors
KW - blue flags
KW - physiotherapists
U2 - 10.1179/1743288X13Y.0000000096
DO - 10.1179/1743288X13Y.0000000096
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 379
EP - 394
JO - Physical Therapy Reviews
JF - Physical Therapy Reviews
SN - 1083-3196
IS - 5
ER -